18-10-2020, 08:29 PM
Drain & pull the oil pan off, pop the offending piston out the top & have a quick look at the gudgeon pin & the rings & the little end bolts as the brains trust have suggested - these guys know their stuff & have helped me tremendously.
You can do this over an evening, won't cost you anything except a bit of sweat equity. Post some pictures of what you find. Many engines will run happily on a scuff or two. I know of a 1300 Alfa twin cam that ran for 8000+ miles before the motor came apart for an unrelated issue - turns out the previous owner forgot the circlips for the gudgeon pins on all 4 pistons..... It also had completed a 1000 mile cross country journey in 2 days. I've seen the barrels, they were not bad and the owner recycled them into a 1400cc upgrade.
Bottom line your engine will probably run for miles with a scuff or two, but not if you ignore it now.
Aye
Greig
You can do this over an evening, won't cost you anything except a bit of sweat equity. Post some pictures of what you find. Many engines will run happily on a scuff or two. I know of a 1300 Alfa twin cam that ran for 8000+ miles before the motor came apart for an unrelated issue - turns out the previous owner forgot the circlips for the gudgeon pins on all 4 pistons..... It also had completed a 1000 mile cross country journey in 2 days. I've seen the barrels, they were not bad and the owner recycled them into a 1400cc upgrade.
Bottom line your engine will probably run for miles with a scuff or two, but not if you ignore it now.
Aye
Greig